Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: PHE daily wagers, ITI trained and community participation workers today went on indefinite strike and held strong protest demonstration at BC Road PHE complex here today.
These temporary PHE workers, who had given ultimatum to the Government, have suspend water supply in the entire Jammu province from today onwards. The workers from various PHE Divisions and Sub Divisions of the region thronged Chief Engineer PHE office here in large number and launched their protest in the morning.
The workers, under the banner of All J&K PHE Daily Wagers, ITI Trained & CP Workers Association assembled at B C Road complex and started protest demonstration followed by day long dharna. Tanveer Hussain, president ; Deepak Gupta vice president and Subash Chander general secretary of the Association were leading the protest. The workers were shouting slogans against State Government, PHE Minister and Finance Minister. They alleged that despite three months time given by the Government and PHE Minister Sham Choudhary, their issues remained unresolved. They had also served ultimatum to the Government, but it gave deaf ear towards the issue.
Addressing large gathering of workers, Tanveer claimed that about 23,000 PHE daily wagers have today gone on indefinite strike (Kam Chorh Hartal). Today was the first day of their protest programme and it will be continued till their demands are met.
He alleged that process of biometrics as claimed by the Minister to be completed in three months has been abandoned. No separate Wage Head for the PHE daily wagers/ ITI trained and CP workers was created. Their pending wages of nearly 38 months have not been released till today and all the promises made by the Government have proved to be the cruel joke once again. The Government is continuously befooling them. No wages were released even on the festivals.
He said 70 % of the water supply schemes are being run by the temporary/ daily wage staff and Government will be responsible for any water crisis.
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